Cycle saddle



Dea, 26, 1922. 1,440,213. J. 0. nu BROY.

CYCLE SADDLE.

FILED ocT. 28, 1921. v 2 SHEETS-SHEET x.

Dec. 26, '1922.y

J. 0. DU BROY.

CYCLE SADDLE;

FILED ocT. 28. 1921.

Z SHEETS-SHEET Z.

Patented gti,

JOI-IN 0. D BROY, 0F LAPORTE, INDANA, SSIGNOR T GREAT "W'ESTERN RANU" FACTRING CO., OF LAFORTE,Il3lDAl\T-., A CGRPORATEN 0F NDIANA.

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Application filed @ctobcr 28, 1921 Be it known that l', loi-1N (l. Du l". if, a citizen ot the llnitedjltates. residinn` at Laporte,l in the county ot Laporte and State ot Indiana7 have invented a new and useful ln'iproveinent in Cycle Saddles. ot'` which the following is a spccilieation.

ill/ly invention relates. more partieularl to saddles r *vehicles glnopelleo by the 'lief tor enainple bicycles and tricyeles. also to inotorof'eles and the like; ard in;y primar),7 obje/ct i to pir 'de a oit' spring A orted saddle tor cles ot the character above stated. i a, aiiord to the rider ot theeyele the in ot' comfort and which in. the pedall' cycle will'inore in opposition to t ance ol springs in the direction ot the torce applied vthereto by the action ot the lens o'f the rider in pedalling' the cycle.` the seat porn mi tion oit' the saddle being` preferably sup-- ported that it will have universal -lding movement and cushion the rider against rond shocks.

Referring` to the accoinpanyinggv drawino's: Figure lis aview in side elevation or a saddle constructed. in accordance with mi? invention. the saine being shown as mounted upon al'seat'post a portion ot which. latter iS broken away. Figure 2 is a bottoni plan View of the structure ot Fig. l. Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View through the saddle; and Figure 4l, a plan sectional View taken through the supporting' springs.

In the particular device shown. the seat portieri of the saddle is represented at 5, this portion oit' the saddle being preferably formed of a rigid nietal plate 6 forming' the base portion ot the seat upon Whicl. the padding 7 is located. the plate 6 and padding 7 being encased in any s .itable tle ible n., terial. such leather, represented at ln accordance With'eoinnion practice the seat portion of the saddle is torined at its forward end with a horn portion 9 the particular construction oit saddle illustrated ledesigned for niens cycles:

The illustrated construction also comprises a rigid plate 10, shown as sti-nek up to provide the reenforcinpg ribs 11, this plate being located below the seat portion 5 and to ntion sei-iai no. 511,133.

which porting nieinber is secured. pre l", .s liereinatter described. The rieinber is; shown as made troni a rod bent i upon itself to torni the loop portion 1? p orally/*extending abitov ear end which are l and intermedi: te rod portions le as slifghtly felounitarfiy bowed and l ddle str. ureis adapted to o seat post represented at l? he inedium ot the olauiping; (le-- conirorifrard end7 ln tiene .i

inon Construction.

.the portion 5 oil the supported :troni the 'lescribed f eath it, by nieans opt pluralit)7 J 5H `e pirtieular constructie tour d and repre-- m iV e soripejs rear Lown as of the ieir axes extending' sub- .se spri fpe Witlrt l y in anerticaiplane. The upper end ot the spring' t9 is formed into an eve/)S which surrounds the lower threaded end ot a bolt 24 confined in openings in the plate 6 and the lower section ot the casino; 8. a nut Q5 screwing up on the lower end of this bolt for iirmly clamping` in place the upper end ot this sprinof. The lower end ot the sprirn;` 19 is formed into an eye 26 through which rivet 27 {irinly clamping' together tbe lower end ot this spi-inn'` the plate l0 and the :Front end ot the member l2. extends. The upper end oi the spring' Q0 bears against the under Side oil the seat portion ot the saddle. and its lower end is formed into an eye, represented at through Whieli rivet eonneet es this end ot thedspring with the plate l0 ends. The upper eneslof the springs 2l. and 22 for-ined with eues through which ho 0 Carried by Ethe seat portion. enplaened oit the boite 91' extend tor rig'dly securing); in place the upper ends ot these springs. the lower ends of these springs 2l and 22 being formed With eyes 81 engaged by rivets as in the case of the rivets 27, and which serve to rigidly connect together the member l2, at its eyes 15, the plate l0 and the springs 21 and 22.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the seat portion 5 of the saddle is free to be depressed and tilted either to one side or the other or tilted lengthwise of the saddle, except as restrained by the springs interposed between it and the under structure, and that by arranging the springs generally as shown the seat portion may be caused to be very sensitive to the exertion of forces tending to tilt it to either side as occur in the pedalling of a cycle, due to the location of the springs 19 and 20 substantially 'in the medial line of the saddle. Thus there is combined in the saddle the desired cushioning of the seat portion thereof to tilt against a cushioning spring pressure responsive to the force applied to the saddle by the user in pedalling the cycle, it being also understood from the foregoing that the seat portion is adapted to yield downwardly7 as well astilt sidewise, all of lwhich serves to afford to the rider of the cycle the maximum comfort.

`l/Vhile I have illustrated and'described a particular construction embodying my invention, l do not wish to be understood as intending to limit it thereto as the same may be variously modilied and altered Without 'departing from the spirit of my invention, and in this connection it may be` stated that, as will be apparent from the foregoing,

l do not intend to limit myself to the partic-` ular number, type, or arrangement of springs shown, nor to the provisionof a plate as a support for the springs, as the number of springs and their arrangement may be varied and the support be provided in other forms, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What l claim as newa and desire to se cure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A. cycle saddle comprising a seat-pon tion, a support locatedbelo-w said seat-por tion, and springs interposed between said seat-portion and support, certain of said springs being located adjacent theffront and rear portions of thesaddle and substantially at the median line of the latter, and others arranged at opposite sides of the median line of the saddle, said seatportion being adapted to tilt sidewise and in such tilting being unrestrained except by said springs.I

2. A cycle saddle comprising a seat-por tion, a plate located below said seat portion and in spaced relation thereto,' said plate being provided with means adapting it for attachment to a seat post, and coiled springs connected at their `lower ends with said plate-portion and at their upper ends with said seat-portion, certain of said springs being located adjacent the front and rear -portions of the saddle and substantially at the median line of the latter and others arranged at opposite sides of said median line, said seat-portion being free to tilt sidewise and lengthwise of the structure except as restrained by said springs.`

3. vA cycle saddle comprising a seat-por-4 tion provided with a horn at its forward end7 a support located Lbelow said seat-portion, and springs interposed between said seat portion and support, certain of said springs being located adjacent the front and rear portions of the saddle and 'substan-` tially at the median line ofthe latter and others arrangedat the rear end of said seat portion at opposite sides of said median line, said seat portion being free to tilt side ways and lengthwise of the structure except as restrained by said springs.

JOHN o. lnu snor 

